The Little Runaway
Cast & Crew
William P. S. Earle
Gladys Leslie
Edward Earle
Jessie Stevens
Mary Maurice
William Dunn
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Synopsis
Lord Killowen, the landlord of a little village in Ireland, employs Harvey Dowd and his worthless son Peter to collect the rents. When Peter arrives at the modest home of Ann, a young lace maker who lives with her aunt and blind grandmother, he makes improper advances towards her, but Killowen, who is motoring through the area, rescues her. Without leaving her a receipt, Peter absconds with the rent money to America, and Ann's family is evicted. Determined to recover her money, Ann follows Peter to New York, where she is befriended by a policeman, who informs her that Killowen has come to America to court the wealthy Eileen Murtagh. Lord Killowen takes Ann to Eileen's home, but the latter, in a fit of jealousy, orders the girl to leave. When Ann returns during Eileen's engagement party, Killowen realizes that he prefers the little lace maker and proposes to her.
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Director
William P. S. Earle
Cast
Gladys Leslie
Edward Earle
Jessie Stevens
Mary Maurice
William Dunn
Betty Blythe
William Calhoun
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Notes
The working title of this film was Ann Acushla.
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